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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 1st February 2013

Dilbert//8693, first published thirteen years ago on Friday 1st February 2013


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laziness managers & supervisors devote energy projects setting priorities business


Official transcript

Boss: And I need it by next week. Dilbert: I will devote 3.7% of my energy to it. I can give you more if you do your job of setting priorities for my 27 projects. Boss: Can't you set the priorities? Dilbert: Sure. This one just went to 1.7%.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

AND I NEED IT BY NEXT WEEK.

I WILL DEVOTE 3.7% OF MY ENERGY TO IT.

I CAN GIVE YOU MORE IF YOU DO YOUR JOB OF SETTING PRIORITIES FOR MY 27 PROJECTS.

CAN'T YOU SET THE PRIORITIES?

SURE.

THIS ONE JUST WENT TO 1.7%.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Priorities"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head, sitting at his desk.
  • He is engaged in a conversation with his boss, who is seated across from him.
  • The boss requests that Dilbert devote 3.7% of his energy to setting priorities for 27 projects.
  • Dilbert is hesitant to take on this task, citing the low priority percentage and the large number of projects.
  • Despite his reservations, Dilbert agrees to set the priorities, but only after expressing his concerns about the feasibility of the task.

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